See also: ف [U+0641 ARABIC LETTER FEH],
ڢ [U+06A2 ARABIC LETTER FEH WITH DOT MOVED BELOW],
ڨ [U+06A8 ARABIC LETTER QAF WITH THREE DOTS ABOVE],
ڧ [U+06A7 ARABIC LETTER QAF WITH DOT ABOVE],
ڤ [U+06A4 ARABIC LETTER VEH],
ڥ [U+06A5 ARABIC LETTER FEH WITH THREE DOTS BELOW],
ٯ [U+066F ARABIC LETTER DOTLESS QAF],
ڡ [U+06A1 ARABIC LETTER DOTLESS FEH], and ࢼ [U+08BC ARABIC LETTER AFRICAN QAF]
Arabic
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /qaːf/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /q/
- (Main dialectal variations): IPA(key): /ʔ/, /q/, /ɡ/
- (Other dialectal variations): IPA(key): /k/, /ɢ/, /d͡z/, /d͡ʒ/, /ɣ/
Etymology 1
From the Nabataean letter 𐢏 (q, “qoph”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤒 (q, “qop”), from an uncertain Egyptian hieroglyph (𓃻?). See also Classical Syriac ܩ (q, “qūp”), Hebrew ק (q, “qūph”), Ancient Greek Φ (Ph), Latin Q.
Letter
ق / ق / ق / ق • (qāf)
- The twenty-first letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ف (f) and followed by ك (k).
Symbol
ق / ق / ق / ق • (qāf)
- The nineteenth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ص (ṣ) and followed by ر (r).
See also
- Arabic script letters: حُرُوف (ḥurūf) (alphabet appendix, script appendix): ا, ب, ت, ث, ج, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ك, ل, م, ن, ه, و, ي [edit]
- ڧ (q) (Moroccan qāf with single dot)
- Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet
- Search for entries beginning with ق
Proper noun
ق • (qāf) ?
- The 50th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
Etymology 2
Verb
قِ • (qi) (form I) /qi/
- second-person masculine singular imperative of وَقَى (waqā)
Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ɡɑf/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /ɡ/
Letter
ق (q)
- A consonant of the Azerbaijani language used in the Arabic orthography.
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- Previous letter: ف
- Next letter: ک
Balti
Pronunciation
Letter
ق (transliteration needed)
- The thirty-fourth letter of the Balti alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script
Burushaski
Pronunciation
Letter
ق (q)
- The thirty-fourth letter of the Burushaski alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script
Hijazi Arabic
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): [qaːf]
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /ɡ/
- (allophones): IPA(key): [ɡ], [q]
Letter
ق • (gāf)
- The twenty-first letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ف (fāʔ) and followed by ك (kāf).
Usage notes
The letter’s name is mostly rendered as [qaːf], but it is mostly pronounced and represents the phoneme /g/, except in words and phrases borrowed or influenced by Modern Standard Arabic where it is pronounced [q].
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- Arabic script letters: حُرُوف (ḥurūf) (script appendix): ا, ب, ت, ث, ج, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ك, ل, م, ن, هـ, و, ي [edit]
Kashmiri
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /qaːf/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /q/
Letter
ق • (q)
- The thirty-second letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri.
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- Previous letter: ف (f)
- Next letter: ک (k)
Kazakh
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /qaf/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /q/
Letter
ق • (q)
- The fifteenth letter of the Kazakh in Arabic Script. It represents the Cyrillic letter Қ.
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- Previous letter: ف
- Next letter: ك
- Arabic script letters: әріптер (ärıpter) (alphabet appendix, script appendix): ا, ب, پ, ت, ج, چ, ح, د, ر, ز, س, ش, ع, ف, ق, ك, گ, ڭ, ل, م, ن, ە, ھ, و, ۇ, ۋ, ۆ, ى, ي [edit]
Khowar
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /qaf/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /q/
Letter
ق (qāf)
- The thirty-fifth letter of the Khowar abjad.
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- Previous letter: ف
- Next letter: ڨ
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Name of letter) IPA(key): [qaf]
- (Phoneme, Syllable initial) IPA(key): [q], [k]
- (Phoneme, Syllable final) IPA(key): [k̚]
Letter
ق / ق / ق / ق
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Arabic script.
See also
- Arabic script letters (alphabet appendix, script appendix): ا, ب, ت, ة, ث, ج, چ, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ڠ, ف, ڤ, ق, ک, ݢ, ل, م, ن, و, ۏ, ه, ء, ي, ى, ڽ [edit]
Pashto
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /qɑf/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /q/
Letter
ق • (qâf)
- The thirty-first letter of the Pashto alphabet.
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- Previous letter: ف
- Next letter: ک
Persian
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /q/
- (letter name)
- (Dari) IPA(key): /qɑːf/
- (Iran) IPA(key): /qɒːf/
Letter
ق / قـ / ـقـ / ـق • (qâf)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ف and followed by ک. Its name is قاف.
Usage notes
In Tehran, Iranian Azerbaijan, and some surrounding areas, this letter may be pronounced as /ɢ/. Outside of those regions the letter is almost always pronounced as /q/.
Punjabi
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /qäːf/, /käːf/, /käːpʰ/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /q/, /k/
Letter
ق • (qāf)
- The twenty-seventh letter of Punjabi in the Shahmukhi script.
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- Previous letter: ف (fe)
- Next letter: ک (kāf)
Sindhi
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /qaf/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /q/
Letter
ق • (qāf)
- The thirty-ninth letter of the Sindhi abjad.
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- Arabic script letters: اکر (akharu) (script appendix): ا, ب, ٻ, ڀ, ت, ٿ, ٽ, ٺ, ث, پ, ج, ڄ, جھ, ڃ, چ, ڇ, ح, خ, د, ڌ, ڏ, ڊ, ڍ, ذ, ر, ڙ, ڙھ, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ڦ, ق, ڪ, ک, گ, ڳ, گھ, ڱ, ل, م, ن, ڻ, و, ه, ء, ي [edit]
- Previous letter: ڦ
- Next letter: ڪ
Urdu
Pronunciation
Letter
ق • (qāf)
- The twenty-seventh letter of the Urdu abjad.
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- Previous letter: ف (f)
- Next letter: ک (k)
Uyghur
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /qe/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /q/
Letter
ق • (qe)
- The seventeenth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.
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- Previous letter: ف (f)
- Next letter: ك (k)